Taking on the World by Ellen Mac Arthur Analysis.

An Essay to analyse an Extract From Taking On the World By Ellen MacArthur By Sophie Tulloch 10S1 Throughout the plot of ground of writing, Taking on the World Dame Ellen MacArthur communicates fear in a lot of different ways, using a lot of different techniques. During this analytical assay I will analyse how she did this and the effect it had. One way that she communicates fear is by using punctuation creatively, an example of this is when she says, It would not be difficult to nail bones up there When using an ellipsis, it often indicates that there is unfinished business by doing this it creates suspense and helps keep the reader enthralled in writing. moreover it also creates a pause leaving the fate of Ellen MacArthur mingling in the readers mind, I find this effective as it emphasis the riskiness of the job she is near to do. I addition this is also early on in the text an it help bring the readers attention dedication and isolation of her.The most effective twisting I f eel that was used was a personification an example of this is when Ellen MacArthur writes the mast slices By using personification it emphasizes that she has very little control over the boat opus she is up the mast. The word slice has a faster pace and a sharper sound than the rest of the words around it I estimate this helps give the simpleness and easiness of such a dangerous movement can lead to a harmful consequence. By doing this it creates suspense and transfix the audience holding their focus.The last term that I will cover is Nautical terms an example of tis is when she said You cant ease the sheets or take a reef The reason that she does this is because her target audience is the sailing community therefore it would be easier to just use these terms rather than explain the whole thing. From some other point of view she could have done this to emphasis the complicatedness of her adventure plus it introduces the Idea that you do not only have to be physically capable a nd smart you need to be mentally aware nd educated on the surroundings. Although this is quite a small difference I think that it would have a big impact on the audience as this shows the gap between everybody elses knowledge and hers. In conclusion I think that this effect of writing was very well written and the literary devices used help subtly emphasis and introduce the danger and fear of Ellen MacArthurs journey.